Fraction of Your Grace, A, string quartet and clarinet
Zae Munn
About this work:
A Fraction of Your Grace was inspired by the wonderful grace shown by a friend whose family was dealt a terrible blow. The phrase comes from a letter in which I said "I hope that I can find even a fraction of your grace should something similar happen to me or my family."
Sections based on quartal chords and sections based on open fifths stated in a rhythmic ostinato move slowly around the circle of fifths. Motives derived from extensions of the basic quintal and quartal structures provide most of the melodic material.
Year composed: 1997
Duration: 00:08:40
Ensemble type: Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice:Other Combinations, 2-5 players
Instrumentation: 1 Clarinet, 2 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
Instrumentation notes: cl, 2 vln, vla, vc